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Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.)

Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati.

Abstract
Amorphophallus campanulatus, commonly known as Surana in Sanskrit is a tuberous stout herb (corm) belonging to the family Araceae. In Ayurveda,it is used in many disease conditions like Arsha (Piles), Pliha (splenic disorders), Gulma (lump), Shwasa (Bronchial Asthma) and Ashtila (Enlarged Prostate) etc. Till date, there are no pharmacognostical reports have been available on its corm. In current study, T.S of corm and its powder, histochemical tests and preliminary physicochemical investigations were done. Results showed raphids, rosette crystals of calcium oxalate, presence of lignine, starch grains etc. Preliminary physicochemical analysis revealed loss on drying (0.75%), ash value (0.6%), alcohol soluble extract (6.8%), and water soluble extract (13.3%). These observations can be considered as standard in future studies.

Key words: Amorphophallus campanulatus, corm, kanda, pharmacognosy, raphids, surana.


 
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Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). AAM. 2013; 2(1-2): 41-45.


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Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). https://www.aamjournal.in/?mno=35511 [Access: December 05, 2023].


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Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). AAM. 2013; 2(1-2): 41-45.



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Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). AAM. (2013), [cited December 05, 2023]; 2(1-2): 41-45.



Harvard Style

Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati (2013) Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). AAM, 2 (1-2), 41-45.



Turabian Style

Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. 2013. Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine, 2 (1-2), 41-45.



Chicago Style

Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. "Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.)." Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine 2 (2013), 41-45.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati. "Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.)." Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine 2.1-2 (2013), 41-45. Print.



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Swapnil Y Chaudhari, Harisha CR, Galib , Pradeep Kumar Prajapati (2013) Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Surana Kanda (corm of Amorphophallus Campanulatus Linn.). Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine, 2 (1-2), 41-45.